Shoe having physical measuring device

ABSTRACT

A shoe includes a shoe sole having a chamber formed in a heel portion, a detecting device disposed in the chamber of the heel portion of the shoe sole and arranged to be depressed and actuated by a heel portion of a user, a processor device attached to the shoe and electrically coupled to the detecting device, to receive and to process the information into physical information of the user. A display device is coupled to the processor device, to receive and display the physical information from the processor device, and to allow the user to readily know his physical conditions. The physical information may be wirelessly transmitted to the display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a shoe, and more particularly to a shoehaving a physical measuring device to measure weight, fat ratio, rate ormovement, caloric use information, or other physical information ofusers.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Typical shoes are provided for being worn by users, but may not be usedto detect or to provide weight, fat ratio, rate or movement, caloric useinformation, or other physical information of users.

Some of typical tools may comprise various detecting devices, to measureor detect forces, torques, etc. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,125,016 toLehoczky et al. discloses a typical battery operated torque wrenchhaving digital display, and comprising one or more variable resistors todetect torques generated by or acted by the torque wrench. However, suchdetecting devices may not be introduced into shoes to detect or providephysical information of users.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,864,903 to Bickford et al. discloses another typicalapparatus of determining torque, presenting digital torque readout andautomatic cycling and termination of wrench operation with pressuretransducers. However, similarly, such detecting devices may not beintroduced into shoes to detect or provide physical information ofusers.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,784,799 to Hsien discloses a further typical tensionmeter and wrench combination. However, similarly, such tension metersalso may not be introduced into shoes to detect or provide physicalinformation of users.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate theafore-described disadvantages of the conventional shoes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a shoeincluding a physical measuring device to measure weight, fat ratio, rateor movement, caloric use information, or other physical information ofusers, and to allow users to easily and readily know their physicalconditions.

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a shoecomprising a shoe sole including a heel portion having a chamber formedtherein, a detecting device disposed in the chamber of the heel portionof the shoe sole, and arranged to be depressed and actuated by a heelportion of a user, a processor device attached to the shoe andelectrically coupled to the detecting device, to receiving informationfrom the detecting device, and to process the information into physicalinformation of the user, and a display device coupled to the processordevice, to receive and display the physical information from theprocessor device, and to allow the user to readily know his physicalconditions.

An insole may further be provided and engaged into the shoe, and mayinclude a rear portion disposed above the detecting device. Thedetecting device may be secured onto or contacted with the rear portionof the insole and engaged into the chamber of the heel portion of theshoe sole.

A signal receiving device may further be provided and electricallycoupled to the display device, and a signal transmitting device may beelectrically coupled to the processor device, to transmit the physicalinformation from the processor device to the display device and to havethe physical information to be displayed in the display device.

The shoe may include a shoe front having a recess formed therein toreceive the processor device. A housing may further be provided toreceive the signal receiving device and the display device.

Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from a careful reading of the detailed description providedhereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a partial exploded view of a shoe in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of the shoe;

FIG. 3 is a partial exploded view similar to FIG. 1, illustrating theother arrangement of the shoe;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the shoe as shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view similar to FIGS. 2 and 4, illustratingthe further arrangement of the shoe;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view similar to FIGS. 2, 4 and 5,illustrating the still further arrangement of the shoe; and

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a signal receiving device anda display device of the shoe.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a shoe 1 inaccordance with the present invention comprises a shoe sole 10 includinga heel portion 11 having a chamber 12 provided or formed therein forreceiving a detecting device 20 therein, such as a pressure transducer,a strain gage, a strain meter, a variable resistor, a tension meter, orthe like, which is arranged to be depressed or actuated by heel portionsof users.

An insole 13 may further be provided and engaged into the shoe 1, andmay include a rear portion 14 engaged onto or disposed above thedetecting device 20, and contacted with the detecting device 20.Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the detecting device 20 mayfirst be attached or secured onto the rear portion 14 of the insole 13and then engaged into the chamber 12 of the heel portion 11 of the shoesole 10.

The shoe 1 further includes a shoe front 15 having a recess 16 providedor formed therein for receiving a processor device 30 therein, which iselectrically coupled to the detecting device 20, to receivinginformation from the detecting device 20. For example, the detectingdevice 20 may be used to detect or measure the weight of the user, theactuation time of the detecting device 20, or other physical informationof users, and to send the information to the processor device 30.

A display device 40 may be attached to or engaged onto the processordevice 30 (FIGS. 2, 4), or received in the recess 16 of the shoe front15 (FIG. 5), and electrically coupled to the processor device 30, todisplay information from the processor device 30. For example, theprocessor device 30 may receive the information from the detectingdevice 20, and may receive, calculate, treat, process or convert theinformation into the other physical information of the users.

For example, the weight of the user, the actuation time of the detectingdevice 20 may be directly detected or sensed by the detecting device 20,and may be stored in the processor device 30, and may then be used orcalculated by the processor device 30, and calculated into the fat ratioof the user, the rate or movement of the user, the caloric useinformation of the user, or other physical information of users. Theinformation from the processor device 30 may then be sent and displayedin the display device 40, to allow the users to easily and readily seeand know their physical conditions.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the processor device 30 may also beengaged into the heel portion 11 of the shoe sole 10, or received in thechamber 12 of heel portion 11 of the shoe sole 10, and disposed orlocated below the detecting device 20, to receive the information fromthe detecting device 20, and then to calculate or convert theinformation into the other physical information of the users.

Further alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a signal transmittingdevice 31 may further be provided and/or disposed on the processordevice 30, and electrically coupled to the processor device 30, totransmit the information obtained or calculated by the processor device30 to a signal receiving device 51 which may be disposed in a housing50, to which the display device 40 is attached or secured. The displaydevice 40 is electrically coupled to the signal receiving device 51,such that the information obtained or calculated by the processor device30 may thus be wirelessly sent or transmitted to the signal receivingdevice 51 and then displayed in the display device 40, to allow theusers to easily and readily see and know their physical conditions.

For example, the detecting devices 20 and the processor devices 30 maybe attached to the shoes of patients or the like, and the housings 50and the display devices 40 may be disposed in a patient care center, toallow the information of the patients to be obtained or received by thepatient care center, and to allow the patient care center to takeactions to help the patients when required.

Accordingly, the shoe in accordance with the present invention includesa physical measuring device to measure weight, fat ratio, rate ormovement, caloric use information, or other physical information ofusers, and to allow users to easily and readily know their physicalconditions.

Although this invention has been described with a certain degree ofparticularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure hasbeen made by way of example only and that numerous changes in thedetailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

1. A shoe comprising: a shoe sole including a heel portion having achamber formed therein, a detecting device disposed in said chamber ofsaid heel portion of said shoe sole, and arranged to be depressed andactuated by a heel portion of a user, a processor device attached tosaid shoe and electrically coupled to said detecting device, toreceiving information from said detecting device, and to process theinformation into physical information of the user, and a display devicecoupled to said processor device, to receive and display the physicalinformation from said processor device, and to allow the user to readilyknow his physical conditions.
 2. The shoe as claimed in claim 1 furthercomprising an insole engaged into said shoe, and including a rearportion disposed above said detecting device.
 3. The shoe as claimed inclaim 2, wherein said detecting device is secured onto said rear portionof said insole and engaged into said chamber of said heel portion ofsaid shoe sole.
 4. The shoe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shoeincludes a shoe front having a recess formed therein to receive saidprocessor device.
 5. The shoe as claimed in claim 1 further comprising asignal receiving device electrically coupled to said display device, anda signal transmitting device electrically coupled to said processordevice, to transmit the physical information from said processor deviceto said display device and to have the physical information to bedisplayed in said display device.
 6. The shoe as claimed in claim 5further comprising a housing to receive said signal receiving device andsaid display device.